Barnacle Studios Privacy Policy

INTRODUCTION

This page informs you of our policies regarding the collection, use, and disclosure of personal data when you use our Service and the choices you have associated with that data. We use your data to provide and improve the Service. By using the Service, you agree to the collection and use of information in accordance with this policy.

Contact Information

If at any time you have questions about our privacy practices or any of your rights described in this Barnacle Studios Privacy Policy, please reach out to data-privacy@barnaclestudios.com.

WHAT PERSONAL DATA DOES BARNACLE STUDIOS COLLECT?

While using our Service, we may ask you to provide us with certain personally identifiable information that can be used to contact or identify you ("Personal Data"). Personally, identifiable information may include, but is not limited to:

  • Email address
  • First name and last name

We may use your Personal Data to contact you with newsletters, marketing or promotional materials and other information that may be of interest to you. You may opt out of receiving any, or all, of these communications from us by following the unsubscribe link or instructions provided in any email we send.

We may also collect information on how the Service is accessed and used ("Usage Data"). This Usage Data may include information such as your computer's Internet Protocol address (e.g., IP address), browser type, browser version, the pages of our Service that you visit, the time and date of your visit, the time spent on those pages, unique device identifiers and other diagnostic data.

WHY DOES BARNACLE STUDIOS COLLECT PERSONAL DATA?

Barnacle Studios uses the collected data for various purposes:

  • To provide and maintain our Service
  • To notify you about changes to our Service
  • To allow you to participate in interactive features of our Service when you choose to do so
  • To provide customer support
  • To gather analysis or valuable information so that we can improve our Service
  • To monitor the usage of our Service
  • To detect, prevent and address technical issues

HOW DOES BARNACLE STUDIOS COLLECT PERSONAL DATA?

In most cases, Barnacle Studios collects personal data directly from you. We will ask you for Personal Data when you interact with us, such as contacting us through our websites for sales inquiries, requesting information on our company, signing up to receive a report, newsletter, or marketing communications, requesting access to one of our online Services applications, or requesting technical support. For instance:

  • Business contact or End-user related information is collected in association with use of our Services such as your name, company’s name, business telephone number, business email address, and business title. This Personal Data is not shared with third parties.
  • Visitor information is collected through your online interaction with Barnacle Studios through one of two methods:
    • You contact us using the Contact Us page on our websites and you provide your name, company name, email address, and work phone.
    • We use cookies to collect information about your use of our websites and applications. We treat this information as Personal Data when it is associated with your contact information. For more information about cookies, please see the section Cookies and Analysis below.

HOW DOES BARNACLE STUDIOS USE PERSONAL DATA?

We strongly believe in both minimizing the Personal Data we collect and limiting its use and purpose to only that: (1) for which we have been given permission by you; (2) as necessary to deliver the Services you are entitled to; or (3) as we might be required or permitted for legal compliance or other lawful purposes. Therefore, Barnacle Studios uses Personal Data for the following purposes:

  • Business purposes for Personal Data pertaining to Professionals with whom Barnacle Studios has a business relationship may be used as needed:
    • To initiate, assess, develop, maintain, or expand a business relationship, including negotiating, contracting, and fulfilling obligations under contracts.
    • To send transactional communications (such as requests for information, responses to requests for information, orders, confirmations, and service updates);
    • For account management, accounting, finance, and dispute resolution purposes (such as accounts receivable and accounts payable) and for reporting.
    • To ensure quality control and to enforce company standards and policies.
    • For risk management and mitigation, including for audit and insurance functions, and as needed to license and protect intellectual property and other assets; and
    • For security management, including monitoring Individuals with access to Barnacle Studios’ websites, applications, systems, or facilities, investigation of threats, and as needed for any Data Security Breach notification.
  • For security management, including monitoring Individuals with access to Barnacle Studios’ websites, applications, systems, or facilities, investigation of threats, and as needed for any Data Security Breach notification.
  • Barnacle Studios may use Personal Data for relationship management and marketing. This purpose includes sending marketing and promotional communications to individuals who have not objected to receiving such messages as may be appropriate given the nature of the relationship, such as product and service marketing, customer communications, customer satisfaction surveys, supplier communications, and Barnacle Studios news.
  • Barnacle Studios may use your Personal Data to communicate with you. We may contact you regarding products or services you have expressed an interest in. We may also contact you with offers for additional services we think you will find valuable if you give us consent, or where allowed based upon legitimate interests.
  • Barnacle Studios uses Personal Data for secondary purposes such as:
    • Disaster recovery and business continuity, including transferring the information to a storage facility;
    • Internal audits or investigations;
    • Implementation or verification of business controls;
    • Statistical or historical research;
    • Dispute resolution;
    • Compliance with laws and company policies; and
    • Insurance purposes

WHY AND HOW DOES BARNACLE STUDIOS DISCLOSE PERSONAL DATA?

Barnacle Studios does not provide Personal Data to third parties for their own marketing purposes. We limit the sharing of Personal Data to the following:

  • Compliance with legal, regulatory and law enforcement requests.  We cooperate with government and law enforcement officials and private parties that we, in our sole discretion, believe necessary or appropriate to respond to claims and legal process (such as subpoena requests), to protect our property and rights or the property and rights of a third party, to protect the safety of the public or any person, or to prevent or stop activity we consider to be illegal or unethical. To the extent we are legally permitted to do so, we will take reasonable steps to notify you if we are required to provide your personal information to third parties as part of a legal process.
  • Sharing with Trusted Third Parties. We may employ third party companies and individuals to facilitate our Service ("Service Providers"), to provide the Service on our behalf, to perform Service-related services or to assist us in analyzing how our Service is used. These third parties have access to your Personal Data only to perform these tasks on our behalf and are obligated not to disclose or use it for any other purpose.
  • Special Cases. It is Barnacle Studios’ policy not to use or share Personal Data in ways unrelated to the ones described above without also providing you an opportunity to opt out or otherwise prohibit such unrelated uses. However, the Company may disclose Personal Data, or information regarding your use of the Services or websites accessible through our Services, for any reason if, in our sole discretion, we believe that it is reasonable to do so, including: to satisfy laws, regulations, or governmental or legal requests for such information; to disclose information that is necessary to identify, contact, or bring legal action against someone who may be violating our Terms and Conditions or other user policies; to operate the Services properly; or to protect the company, our customers, and business contacts.
  • Legal Requirements. Barnacle Studios may disclose your Personal Data in the good faith belief that such action is necessary to comply with a legal obligation, to protect and defend the rights or property of Barnacle Studios, to prevent or investigate possible wrongdoing in connection with the Service, to protect the personal safety of users of the Service or the public, and to protect against legal liability.

COOKIES AND ANALYSIS

Cookies. We use cookies and similar tracking technologies to track the activity on our Service and hold certain information. Cookies are files containing a small amount of data which may include an anonymous unique identifier. Cookies are sent to your browser from a website and stored on your device. Tracking technologies also used are beacons, tags, and scripts to collect and track information and to improve and analyze our Service. You can instruct your browser to refuse all cookies or to indicate when a cookie is being sent. However, if you do not accept cookies, you may not be able to use some portions of our Service. Examples of Cookies we use:

  • Session Cookies. We use Session Cookies to operate our Service.
  • Preference Cookies. We use Preference Cookies to remember your preferences and various settings.
  • Security Cookies. We use Security Cookies for security purposes.

INTERNATIONAL DATA TRANSFERS

Barnacle Studios is headquartered in the United States of America. Your information, including Personal Data, may be transferred to, and maintained on computers located outside of your state, province, country, or other governmental jurisdiction where the data protection laws may differ than those from your jurisdiction. If you are located outside United States and choose to provide information to us, please note that we transfer the data, including Personal Data, to United States and process it there. Your consent to this Privacy Policy followed by your submission of such information represents your agreement to that transfer. Barnacle Studios will take all steps reasonably necessary to ensure that your data is treated securely and in accordance with this Privacy Policy and no transfer of your Personal Data will take place to an organization or a country unless there are adequate controls in place including the security of your data and other personal information.

If Barnacle Studios is involved in a merger, acquisition or asset sale, your Personal Data may be transferred. We will provide notice before your Personal Data is transferred and becomes subject to a different Privacy Policy.

HOW YOU CAN CONTROL, REVISE OR DELETE YOUR PERSONAL DATA

Barnacle Studios respects your right to control, revise or delete your Personal Data, or object to the processing (if any) of your Personal Data. You may choose to restrict the collection or use of your Personal Data in the following manners:

  • Accepting or refusing the use of cookies from our websites.
  • Revoking your consent at any time, if you have previously agreed to our use of your Personal Data.

To exercise any of the individual rights afforded to you by applicable data protection laws and regulations, including asking for a copy of your Personal Data, please contact the Barnacle Studios team at data-privacy@barnaclestudios.com . You may also write to us at the addresses listed in the How to Contact Us section below. Please note that we may ask you to verify your identity before responding to such requests.

HOW WE SECURE, STORE, AND RETAIN YOUR DATA

The security of your data is important to us but remember that no method of transmission over the Internet, or method of electronic storage is 100% secure. While we strive to use commercially acceptable means to protect your Personal Data, we cannot guarantee its absolute security. Your personal information is contained behind secured and all sensitive/credit information you supply is encrypted via Secure Socket Layer (SSL) technology.

Barnacle Studios will retain your Personal Data only for as long as is necessary for the purposes set out in this Privacy Policy. We will retain and use your Personal Data to the extent necessary to comply with our legal obligations (for example, if we are required to retain your data to comply with applicable laws), resolve disputes, and enforce our legal agreements and policies. Barnacle Studios will also retain Usage Data for internal analysis purposes. Usage Data is generally retained for a shorter period of time, except when this data is used to strengthen the security or to improve the functionality of our Service, or we are legally obligated to retain this data for longer time periods. If you have any questions about the security or retention of your Personal Data, you can contact us at data-privacy@barnalcestudios.com.

AGE RESTRICTIONS

Our Service does not address anyone under the age of 18 ("Children”). We do not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from anyone under the age of 18. If you are a parent or guardian and you are aware that your Children has provided us with Personal Data, please contact us. If we become aware that we have collected Personal Data from children without verification of parental consent, we take steps to remove that information from our servers.

CHANGES TO THE BARNACLE STUDIOS PRIVACY POLICY

We may update our Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page. We will let you know via email and/or a prominent notice on our Service, prior to the change becoming effective and update the "effective date" at the top of this Privacy Policy. You are advised to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes. Changes to this Privacy Policy are effective when they are posted on this page.

HOW TO CONTACT US

If you have any questions, concerns, or complaints regarding this Privacy Policy, you may contact us at  data-privacy@barnanclestudios.com. As an alternative, you may contact us by mail at the following address:

609 E Lockwood Ave, Suite 203
St. Louis, MO 63119

We will respond to all requests, inquiries, or concerns within 30 days.